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more now on her story from nbc's kristen welker. >> mrs. kelley, how are you doing? >> reporter: jill kelley was well known in social circles around tampa long before she became fodder for the tabloids of new york. she and husband scott, a surgeon, threw lavish parties at their ten bedroom home that sold for $1.5 million in 2004. black ties, top notch catering, a couple about town. >> jill was always smiling, vivacious. >> reporter: aaron fodiman publishes "tampa bay magazine" that features fancy parties and ads for high-end merchandise. the kelleys frequented its pages. >> there was always a bevy of people surrounding them. it would seem like no matter where they went people enjoyed talking to them, being with them. >> reporter: and they were often seen hobnobbing with top military brass, including general david petraeus, connections jill kelley made while volunteering to organize social events at nearby macdill air force base. >> she is just a deep down good person, her and her family. >> reporter: jill kelley's brother, david quam, who lives in the philadelphia ar
more now on her story from nbc's kristen welker. >> mrs. kelley, how are you doing? >> reporter: jill kelley was well known in social circles around tampa long before she became fodder for the tabloids of new york. she and husband scott, a surgeon, threw lavish parties at their ten bedroom home that sold for $1.5 million in 2004. black ties, top notch catering, a couple about town. >> jill was always smiling, vivacious. >> reporter: aaron fodiman publishes "tampa...
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kristen welker, nbc news, traveling with the president in cincinnati, ohio. >>> meantime tonight mitt romney is barrelling through a few states of his own. >> reporter: anticipating a dramatic finale -- >> two more days. two more days and we can get to work rebuilding our country. >> reporter: mitt romney this weekend is racing through eight events in seven states. >> we have got to change course because unless we do, we may be looking at another recession. let's make sure we get everyone out to vote on tuesday. >> reporter: governor romney's carefully crafted final pitch that he would be a bipartisan leader. and he has this new line -- >> don't boo, vote. voting is the best revenge. >> they asked their supporters to vote for revenge. for revenge. instead i ask the american people to vote for love of country. >> reporter: and while upbeat, mr. romney made this acknowledgement. >> if the president were to be re-elected. >> boo! >> it's possible. but not likely. >> reporter: this afternoon, new jersey governor chris christie who praised president obama's leadership in the aftermath of h
kristen welker, nbc news, traveling with the president in cincinnati, ohio. >>> meantime tonight mitt romney is barrelling through a few states of his own. >> reporter: anticipating a dramatic finale -- >> two more days. two more days and we can get to work rebuilding our country. >> reporter: mitt romney this weekend is racing through eight events in seven states. >> we have got to change course because unless we do, we may be looking at another recession....
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that was nbc's kristen welker. now to governor romney, the man who out lasted every other republican challenger but in the end could not defeat this sitting president. chris jansing is in boston this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. nearly seven years after it began, mitt romney's quest for the presidency ended in this ballroom with a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over the last several months, north carolina. he had begun the day believing that he could and would win the presidency. in fact, his strategists were saying they were ex-eiding expectations in many of those key states. after a very ak cone yous long campaign he called in the end for unity. >> at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing, our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. we citizens have to rise to the occasion. >> reporter: he is, we presume, sound asleep after this lon
that was nbc's kristen welker. now to governor romney, the man who out lasted every other republican challenger but in the end could not defeat this sitting president. chris jansing is in boston this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. nearly seven years after it began, mitt romney's quest for the presidency ended in this ballroom with a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over...
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more now on her story from nbc's kristen welker. >> mrs. kelley, how are you doing? >> reporter: jill kelley was well known in social circles around tampa long before she became fodder for the tabloids of new york. she and husband scott, a surgeon, threw lavish parties at their ten-bedroom home that sold for $1.5 million in 2004. black ties, top notch catering, a couple about town. >> jill was all smiling, vivacious. >> reporter: aaron fodiman publishes "tampa bay magazine" that features fancy parties and ads for high-end merchandise. the kelleys frequented its pages. >> there was always a bevy of people surrounding them. it would seem like no matter where they went, people enjoyed talking to them, being with them. >> reporter: and they were often seen hobnobbing with top military brass, including general david petraeus, connections jill kelley made while volunteering to organize social events at nearby macdill air force base. >> she is just a deep down good person, her and her family. >> reporter: jill kelley's brother, david khawam, who lives in the philadelphia ar
more now on her story from nbc's kristen welker. >> mrs. kelley, how are you doing? >> reporter: jill kelley was well known in social circles around tampa long before she became fodder for the tabloids of new york. she and husband scott, a surgeon, threw lavish parties at their ten-bedroom home that sold for $1.5 million in 2004. black ties, top notch catering, a couple about town. >> jill was all smiling, vivacious. >> reporter: aaron fodiman publishes "tampa bay...
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. >> kristen welker is at the white house. critics said the president wasn't pushing a bald deal focusing more on taxes than spending. now the white house is out with its formal debt proposal which mitch mcconnell says he laughed at when tim geithner showed to him. what's so funny? >> reporter: to put the plan into context, first of all, this is the president's opening bid. and essentially comes after he's feeling emboldened by his re-election knowing there's not a whole lot in here that republicans will like off the bat. so just to take a look he it specifics, $1.6 trillion in new taxes, $400 billion in entitlement cuts. $50 billion in new stimulus. and then a proposal to end congress' control of the debt limit. republicans on the hill are essentially calling this plan a nonstarter. house speaker john boehner saying this is not serious. cantor echoing those remarks. they say they want to see fewer taxes and deeper cuts to entitlements. the white house is saying, okay, put your plan on the table. so they're waiting to essentia
. >> kristen welker is at the white house. critics said the president wasn't pushing a bald deal focusing more on taxes than spending. now the white house is out with its formal debt proposal which mitch mcconnell says he laughed at when tim geithner showed to him. what's so funny? >> reporter: to put the plan into context, first of all, this is the president's opening bid. and essentially comes after he's feeling emboldened by his re-election knowing there's not a whole lot in here...
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nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: president obama is defending his firewall last stop right here in iowa, a state that holds special meaning and also crucial electoral votes. it is the last push, today, the president traveled more than a thousand miles through the three midwestern battleground states he sees as critical to the election, from wisconsin. >> are you fired up? to ohio, where he continues to capitalize on the auto bailout. >> i'm proud we saved the auto industry, but i'm even prouder that we're making better cars now. >> reporter: before wrapping the day in iowa. between stops he is conducting ten interviews on board air force one, targeting specific media outlets that include young voters, latinos and young african-americans, at every chance emphasizing the importance of the voters >> we have you come too far to go back now, to let our hearts grow faint, now is the time to keep pushing forward. >> reporter: he is also enlisting high wattage supporters, bill clinton, and bruce springsteen rallying for him. president obama ran last time as a man of hope and change
nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: president obama is defending his firewall last stop right here in iowa, a state that holds special meaning and also crucial electoral votes. it is the last push, today, the president traveled more than a thousand miles through the three midwestern battleground states he sees as critical to the election, from wisconsin. >> are you fired up? to ohio, where he continues to capitalize on the auto bailout. >> i'm proud we saved the auto...
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kristen welker starting us off. thanks. >>> now to the other side, peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. and tonight that means headquarters, back home in boston. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. within the last hour, mitt romney just landed back here in boston after wrapping up his final campaign swing. tonight he's going to watch those returns alongside his wife ann and all five of their sons. during that last flight he spoke to reporters and said he was very proud of the campaign, adding, and i quote, we put it all on the field. at the end of an exhausting quest for the white house. mitt romney cast his ballot alongside his wife ann in their home state of massachusetts. his mind was on the midwest. >> i feel great about ohio. >> reporter: governor romney went straight from the polls to his campaign plane with paul ryan. >> i'm awed by the spirit and enthusiasm, support, energy, it's just amazing. thank you. >> reporter: while mr. romney thanks volunteers, later fueling u
kristen welker starting us off. thanks. >>> now to the other side, peter alexander traveling with the romney campaign. and tonight that means headquarters, back home in boston. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. within the last hour, mitt romney just landed back here in boston after wrapping up his final campaign swing. tonight he's going to watch those returns alongside his wife ann and all five of their sons. during that last flight he spoke to...
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kristen welker has more on the story. at the white house with more on the sit-down between two former rivals, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. this lunch was really more about optics than substance. and mostly, it was striking a tone of bipartisanship after a decisive campaign. formerly bitter rivals, mitt romney and president obama, hoping to show they have put past differences to rest. in this sole picture released by the white house, you can see the private dining room where the two ate and talked for over an hour in the dining room. and boxing gloves. but aides joked there were no punches thrown at the meeting, which both sides characterized as friendly. >> i think he is interested in some of his ideas. romney left his hotel in downtown washington in a black suv, arriving through the west entrance for his meeting. no secret service or advisers by his side. white house officials say the men lunched on white turkey chili and salad. the governor congratulated him for the campaign and they talked abo
kristen welker has more on the story. at the white house with more on the sit-down between two former rivals, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. this lunch was really more about optics than substance. and mostly, it was striking a tone of bipartisanship after a decisive campaign. formerly bitter rivals, mitt romney and president obama, hoping to show they have put past differences to rest. in this sole picture released by the white house, you can see the private dining...
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but that was a foundation of our relationship. >> that was kristen welker reporting. nbc news has reached out to general petraeus, and paula broadwell and jill kelly. he was to testify about the attack in benghazi. now, mike morrell is expected to testify in his place. andrea mitchell who broke this story late last week will join us later on on "morning joe." >>> as congress returns tomorrow, members will be confronted with a looming showdown over the deficit and how to avoid the fiscal cliff, the year-end deadline that will trigger tax increases and staggering spending cuts if congress files act. according to "the wall street journal," the white house is going to have an aggressive campaign, that will take the president outside of washington to build support for his proposals. it's a much different approach from the private, closed-door negotiations with republicans that failed last year. >>> the president will also meet with labor and business leaders later this week, in an effort to repair relations and build support for his plan before he sits down with congressio
but that was a foundation of our relationship. >> that was kristen welker reporting. nbc news has reached out to general petraeus, and paula broadwell and jill kelly. he was to testify about the attack in benghazi. now, mike morrell is expected to testify in his place. andrea mitchell who broke this story late last week will join us later on on "morning joe." >>> as congress returns tomorrow, members will be confronted with a looming showdown over the deficit and how to...
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no. >> also, let's check in now with kristen welker, kristen fill us in what the white house reaction has been, at all, we understand that general allen is in washington, ahead of what was going to be a confirmation hearing, where does this stand right now. >> that confirmation process has been put on hold for general john allen. they're speeding up the confirmation process for his replacement in afghanistan. we're awaiting of course for the white house to respond on camera. i can tell you that the briefing will likely focus on exclusively on this issue the fallout from general petraeus and now general john allen. white house released this statement in the early hours of this morning, we havegraphic of it. it says, quote at the question of the secretary of defense, the president has put on hold his nomination of general allen as saceur pending the investigation of john allen. that's coming from tommy vietor. this is coming the days after president obama won re-election. certainly not how the administration envisioned the first few days of the new term. they are certainly stunned by so
no. >> also, let's check in now with kristen welker, kristen fill us in what the white house reaction has been, at all, we understand that general allen is in washington, ahead of what was going to be a confirmation hearing, where does this stand right now. >> that confirmation process has been put on hold for general john allen. they're speeding up the confirmation process for his replacement in afghanistan. we're awaiting of course for the white house to respond on camera. i can...
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he is back at the white house, where kristen welker has more. >> reporter: brian, good evening, after a grueling and bitter campaign, president obama returns to the white house as a two-term president. and with the economy still limping back to health, the stakes could not be higher. president obama, a winner this afternoon, heading back to washington where voters decided he should stay for four more years. at his campaign headquarters in chicago this afternoon, mr. obama thanked staff and supporters. this, after a night of emotional celebration in his hometown of chicago, 20,000 turned out, shedding tears and sharing hugs. >> a long campaign is now over. and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you have made me a better president. michelle, i have never loved you more. >> reporter: mixed with a little bit of humor aimed at his daughters. >> i am so proud of you guys, but i will say for now, one dog is enough. >> reporter: the president held almost 2,000 campaign events, logging miles on air force one, the candidates spending the most
he is back at the white house, where kristen welker has more. >> reporter: brian, good evening, after a grueling and bitter campaign, president obama returns to the white house as a two-term president. and with the economy still limping back to health, the stakes could not be higher. president obama, a winner this afternoon, heading back to washington where voters decided he should stay for four more years. at his campaign headquarters in chicago this afternoon, mr. obama thanked staff...
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president obama gave him a bottle of wine. >> kristen, you spoimed it. we were going to show that later. rats. really, kristen welker? >> caller: so, sorry. >> i have something else to ask you about. i'm just giving you grief. the civic meeting is taking place, the reverend al, the national action network, and he's meeting with civic leaders. is he prepares some on the letter r left for concessions or things they may not like that comes out of these negotiations? >> reporter: well, i think it's both. i think it's that he's trying to prepare some on the left for concessions. he's trying to build up really his strength to be able to put pressure on republicans to come to the table with him over taxes. president obama meeting with with union leaders early this week, also business leaders, so he's really trying to form a broad consensus, i think, to put pressure on republicans and democrats to get something done, to actually get something accomplished before that january 1st deadline. tamron. >> kristen welker. we'll show you the gift in a moment with speake
president obama gave him a bottle of wine. >> kristen, you spoimed it. we were going to show that later. rats. really, kristen welker? >> caller: so, sorry. >> i have something else to ask you about. i'm just giving you grief. the civic meeting is taking place, the reverend al, the national action network, and he's meeting with civic leaders. is he prepares some on the letter r left for concessions or things they may not like that comes out of these negotiations? >>...
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kristen? >> reporter: lester, good evening. according to multiple government officials, the woman who made the initial complaint to the fbi is a close family friend of general petraeus, and there is no indication of anything more. now, the details are still murky, and lawmakers are demanding more answers. ♪ >> reporter: according to a senior federal official and close friend of david petraeus, 37-year-old jill kelly complained to fbi agents about being harassed by paula broadwell, david petraeus's biography. a senior u.s. military official says jill kelly is involved in wounded warrior fund-raising in tampa, is married, she and her husband are close family friends. officials say petraeus's downfall started when kelly complained to the fbi that she was receiving intimidated e-mails from broadwell. law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell nbc news that those e-mails led to the discovery of others between general petraeus and broadwell and were indicative of an extramarital affair. a senior law enforcement official told
kristen? >> reporter: lester, good evening. according to multiple government officials, the woman who made the initial complaint to the fbi is a close family friend of general petraeus, and there is no indication of anything more. now, the details are still murky, and lawmakers are demanding more answers. ♪ >> reporter: according to a senior federal official and close friend of david petraeus, 37-year-old jill kelly complained to fbi agents about being harassed by paula broadwell,...
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but it's the end of the movie, so we like robert and kristen are back together in real life, it adds flavor for the bella and edward thing. but don't fret, "twilight" fans, stephanie murphy has a new book out called "the host." stephanie meyers' new big is going to be bigger than all of them. >> kit hoover, thanks so much. we'll be tuning in tonight for "access hollywood." >> yes. >> people camping out for one direction today at the "today" show. they'll be performing out there, big crowds. again, young teenage girls is what i'm guessing. >> screaming. >> yeah, screaming. no sleep out there. >> and they probably won't care what the weather's like. >> of course not. >> there's weather moving in. so i'm going to push tomorrow morning's rush hour. because it's going to be nasty. you'll want the really big umbrella. so if you live with someone, make sure you grab the big sturdy one before you head out the door. because you're going to be armed and prepared. there's one rude front moving in. outside right now we've got clouds already. the temperature at 66 degrees. and if you miss it earl
but it's the end of the movie, so we like robert and kristen are back together in real life, it adds flavor for the bella and edward thing. but don't fret, "twilight" fans, stephanie murphy has a new book out called "the host." stephanie meyers' new big is going to be bigger than all of them. >> kit hoover, thanks so much. we'll be tuning in tonight for "access hollywood." >> yes. >> people camping out for one direction today at the...
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>> kristen welker at the white house tonight. thanks. >>> we are four days past the presidential election. tonight the counting is finally over in the state of florida. barack obama has claimed the state's 29 electoral votes, beating mitt romney by about 74,000 votes. giving the president a 332-206 final margin in the electoral college. thankfully, this time the presidency wasn't left hanging in the balance, but a dozen years after bush versus gore, a lot of folks are wondering why florida can't get its act together. nbc's kerry sanders has our report from miami. >> reporter: as if the lines were not long ough, it took florida four days to count the more than 8 million votes. it was a squeaker. if only the ballots cast here had mattered. >> we are an american family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people. >> reporter: president obama had already won re-election without this state's prized 29 electoral votes. >> president obama didn't need to carry the state but the fact that two political armies of democrats
>> kristen welker at the white house tonight. thanks. >>> we are four days past the presidential election. tonight the counting is finally over in the state of florida. barack obama has claimed the state's 29 electoral votes, beating mitt romney by about 74,000 votes. giving the president a 332-206 final margin in the electoral college. thankfully, this time the presidency wasn't left hanging in the balance, but a dozen years after bush versus gore, a lot of folks are wondering...
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more on her story tonight from kristen welker. >> how are you doing? >> jill kelley was well known in social circles around tampa, long before she became fodder for the tabloids in new york. she and her husband threw lavish parties at their bayshore home. black tie, top notch catering, a couple about town. >> jill is always smiling, vivacious. >> reporter: aaron publishes tampa bay magazine, that had the kelley's frequenting the pages. >> there was always a bevy of people surrounding them. it seemed like no matter where they went, people enjoyed talking to them, being with them. >> reporter: and they were often seen hobnobbing with top military brass, including david petraeus, connections jill kelley made while volunteering to organize social events at macdill air force base. jill kelley's brother is rushing to his sister's defense. this after federal authorities announced they're investigating thousands of e-mails between kelley and john allen, he says they're only friends. >> what i do know, is that my sister didn't do anything wrong, and i know that
more on her story tonight from kristen welker. >> how are you doing? >> jill kelley was well known in social circles around tampa, long before she became fodder for the tabloids in new york. she and her husband threw lavish parties at their bayshore home. black tie, top notch catering, a couple about town. >> jill is always smiling, vivacious. >> reporter: aaron publishes tampa bay magazine, that had the kelley's frequenting the pages. >> there was always a bevy of...
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joining me is kristen welker, and luke russert. first to you, the calculus in going to the suburbs of philadelphia, kristen, clearly he feels that the political play right now is better than the inside game that didn't work for him during the super committee negotiations, but can that backfire? >> right now the president feels as though he has a fair amount of leverage having won re-election so he's trying to build momentum on the road. remember, this is a tactic that worked for him during the payroll tax cut fight when he went out, took his case to the american people, so he is doing it once again today in hatfield, pennsylvania, a suburb of philadelphia, speaking at a toymaker and making the case that toymaker would be harmed. consumer confidence begdwindled they would lose business if dungs fails to get a deal done and they would wind up spending less on christmas shopping, for example. this is a tactic that has been persuasive in the past. of course, the white house taking other measures as well. president obama reaching out to
joining me is kristen welker, and luke russert. first to you, the calculus in going to the suburbs of philadelphia, kristen, clearly he feels that the political play right now is better than the inside game that didn't work for him during the super committee negotiations, but can that backfire? >> right now the president feels as though he has a fair amount of leverage having won re-election so he's trying to build momentum on the road. remember, this is a tactic that worked for him...
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toure. >> thanks, kristen. right now we have andrea mitchell that broke the story about general petraeus resigning because of an extra-marital affair. andrea, tell us what's going on. >> sorry. there's a lot of noise that's going on in the newsroom. my apologies. a letter that he has sent to the work force says that he has made a terrible mistake and has had an extra-marital affair, that this compromises not just the judgment of his personal life but clearly the kind of service in the silent service, the cia, and it was an untenable situation and he has resigned and that the president has accepted that resignation, tour reechlt toure. >> andrea, what else do you know about what's going on right for you with general petraeus? >> we know that the letter has gone out to the work force to tell them that this was all about his personal indiscretion. the clear signal is that this was not about benghazi. he's not resigning as any kind of admission of flaws or faults in the intelligence gathering on benghazi. although
toure. >> thanks, kristen. right now we have andrea mitchell that broke the story about general petraeus resigning because of an extra-marital affair. andrea, tell us what's going on. >> sorry. there's a lot of noise that's going on in the newsroom. my apologies. a letter that he has sent to the work force says that he has made a terrible mistake and has had an extra-marital affair, that this compromises not just the judgment of his personal life but clearly the kind of service in...
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. >> so joining me now from the white house is kristen welker. so romney's people, however, they're not backing off controversial suggestions about how the president won re-election. romney chief strategist sue teachs explains romney lost essentially by suggesting that the president was black and that poor people voted overwhelmingly for him, not exactly a positive tone ahead of this luncheon. we all know that there ain't no free lunch. so what is this all about? >> well, remember it also comes on the heels of mitt romney making those gift comments, essentially suggesting president obama won re-election because he gave his core constituents gifts. so not necessarily a positive tone to start the meeting. but this is really about striking a tone of bipartisanship after a bitterly divisive campaign. you remember president obama during his victory speech said he wanted to hit down, talk to romney about the economy, his views on the economy specifically right how giving the looming fiscal cliff. so i suggest -- or i imagine they will discuss that, as
. >> so joining me now from the white house is kristen welker. so romney's people, however, they're not backing off controversial suggestions about how the president won re-election. romney chief strategist sue teachs explains romney lost essentially by suggesting that the president was black and that poor people voted overwhelmingly for him, not exactly a positive tone ahead of this luncheon. we all know that there ain't no free lunch. so what is this all about? >> well, remember...
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kristen welker in chicago, thanks so much, kristen. >>> as the votes rolled in on election night, the republican party retained control of the house while the democrats held on to the senate, and another closely watched races consumer advocate elizabeth warren beat out scott brown to become the first female senator from massachusetts. in missouri republican todd akin lost his bid for senate after his controversial comments earlier this year about women and, quote, legitimate rape. in illinois democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. has been re-elected to his post despite a lengthy absence and his current stay in the mayo clinic. >>> and in maine and maryland, voters approved measures to allow same-sex marriage. and in colorado and washington state, residents voted to legalize marijuana, a measure massachusetts was also approved to allow medical marijuana use. >>> just a week after getting slammed by superstorm sandy, new york and new jersey are bracing for yet another new storm. hundreds of flights in the area have already been cancelled, and airlines are evaluating how many more wil
kristen welker in chicago, thanks so much, kristen. >>> as the votes rolled in on election night, the republican party retained control of the house while the democrats held on to the senate, and another closely watched races consumer advocate elizabeth warren beat out scott brown to become the first female senator from massachusetts. in missouri republican todd akin lost his bid for senate after his controversial comments earlier this year about women and, quote, legitimate rape. in...
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kristen? >> good evening, wendy and jim. this is stunning news for lawmakers and director petraeus had a sterling reputation here. retired four-star general who led the wars in iraq and afghanistan. this certainly comes as a surprise to everyone here in the nation's capital. now, according to senior administration officials, director petraeus met with president obama yesterday. it was during that meeting that he offered his resignation and then today president obama accepted his resignation just a short time therefore. president obama released this statement. i believe we have a graphic of the statement and i'm going to read you just a portion of it. president obama says "today i accepted his hes resignation as director of the central intelligence
kristen? >> good evening, wendy and jim. this is stunning news for lawmakers and director petraeus had a sterling reputation here. retired four-star general who led the wars in iraq and afghanistan. this certainly comes as a surprise to everyone here in the nation's capital. now, according to senior administration officials, director petraeus met with president obama yesterday. it was during that meeting that he offered his resignation and then today president obama accepted his...
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kristen welker at the white house, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> a few minutes ago we got the republican perspective on the testimony on the hill this morning from david patraeus. we want to get the viewpoint from the other side of the aisle with maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger. sir, it is great to have you with me this morning. i'd like to start by getting your reaction to general petraeus's testimony this morning. what did it reveal to you about how much more we know about the investigation of benghazi? >> well the first thing i think it was very important for the country, for our intelligence community who are looking at this matter and also for general petraeus to come before us to resolve a lot of questions that have been out there, a lot of allegations. as an example that he resigned so he wouldn't have to testify on benghazi. that's not true. i think by general petraeus volunteering to come before our committee this morning it brought closure to a lot of these issues. >> you also had the opportunity believe to s
kristen welker at the white house, thanks so much. i appreciate it. >>> a few minutes ago we got the republican perspective on the testimony on the hill this morning from david patraeus. we want to get the viewpoint from the other side of the aisle with maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger. sir, it is great to have you with me this morning. i'd like to start by getting your reaction to general petraeus's testimony this morning. what did it reveal to you about how much more we know...
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. >> joining me from the white house is kristen welker. explain the footprint we can expect to hear. >> reporter: good morning. i think that the president is going to try to achieve two things. first, to try to set the tone for his second term. your going it hear him make a call for bipartisanship. we heard some of that during his victory speech in chicago earlier this week. second, you'll hear him call on congress to work together to try to avoid this fiscal cliff, which as you just defined, are the mandatory tax increases and spending cuts that will go into effect the first of the year. he may talk about the need to extend the tax cuts for middle class americans and let them expire for wealthiest americans. i think the question right now is how big of a package is the president going to try to get as he begins to work with house speaker john boehner on this? as you remember during the 2011 negotiations, they tried to get a grand bargain. a $4 trillion deficit reduction that would have included cuts to medicare and medicaid, but also some
. >> joining me from the white house is kristen welker. explain the footprint we can expect to hear. >> reporter: good morning. i think that the president is going to try to achieve two things. first, to try to set the tone for his second term. your going it hear him make a call for bipartisanship. we heard some of that during his victory speech in chicago earlier this week. second, you'll hear him call on congress to work together to try to avoid this fiscal cliff, which as you...
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neil irwin and kristen welker, thanks to you both. appreciate it. >>> up next, we're live at the macy's thanks giving day parade where this year includes a special tribute. plus getting ready for your holiday getaway. we're tracking the best deals to escape to. we want to know what you're thankful for this thanksgiving. [ tylenol bottle ] nyquil what are you doing? [ nyquil bottle ] just reading your label. wait...you relieve nasal congestion? sure don't you? [ nyquil bottle ] dude! [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion. nyquil® cold and flu doesn't. relieves nasal congestion. on black friday, it doesn'ty bird...or the earliest bird? as long as we end up here at 5 a.m., or at homedepot.com, starting thursday. where prices have been cut, chopped, and sanded... on the most powerful tools that cut. ...chop... ...and sand. so we, or somebody on our list, can do the same. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. the early bird gets a special buy on a ryobi two-piece lithi
neil irwin and kristen welker, thanks to you both. appreciate it. >>> up next, we're live at the macy's thanks giving day parade where this year includes a special tribute. plus getting ready for your holiday getaway. we're tracking the best deals to escape to. we want to know what you're thankful for this thanksgiving. [ tylenol bottle ] nyquil what are you doing? [ nyquil bottle ] just reading your label. wait...you relieve nasal congestion? sure don't you? [ nyquil bottle ] dude! [...
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kristen welker, thank you so much. joining me now, politico nationally syndicated talk show ho host, michael, and speaker boehner make nothing bones about this afternoon when he was asked about the current state of negotiations. take a listen. >> there's a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult. if you've watched me over the last three weeks, i've been very guarded in what i had to say. >> how much of this is about political posturing? >> probably about 99% of it. look, but i don't disagree with the assessment from the white house or the speaker's office. things are at a stalemate right now. neither side is anywhere close to where they would need to be in order to get a deal. not just on taxes, but also on entitlements. the republicans are being very clear that they want cuts to entitlements, increases to medicare eligibility age for instance, changes to the wayc ae ups paid for more wealthy senior citizens. and they say we need to lock in these cuts before we talk about revenues
kristen welker, thank you so much. joining me now, politico nationally syndicated talk show ho host, michael, and speaker boehner make nothing bones about this afternoon when he was asked about the current state of negotiations. take a listen. >> there's a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. i'm not trying to make this more difficult. if you've watched me over the last three weeks, i've been very guarded in what i had to say. >> how much of this is about political posturing?...
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pete, kristen and michael isikoff, thank you very much. coming up next, deciding on a permanent cia director, it won't be the only position the president now needs to fill in his second term on the national security team. a lot of the buzz over some high-level jobs surrounds the senior senator from massachusetts. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. "the washington post," your colleague and our friend. >> yep. >> the first to start reporting this and your other colleagues at "the washington post" that john kerry, who has so long wanted to be secretary of state, may be instead offered secretary of defense. they want -- i've been told from all of my sources they very much want secretary of state nomination to go to susan rice, our u.n. ambassador. >> right. you know, kudos to my colleag colleagues. in some ways this doesn't change from a political perspective that john kerry -- may to the be long for the senate. whether it's state or defense, you know, if he does leave, sitt
pete, kristen and michael isikoff, thank you very much. coming up next, deciding on a permanent cia director, it won't be the only position the president now needs to fill in his second term on the national security team. a lot of the buzz over some high-level jobs surrounds the senior senator from massachusetts. joining me for our daily fix, chris cizilla, msnbc contributor and managing editor of post politics.com. "the washington post," your colleague and our friend. >> yep....
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well, with that, let's go live to iowa where mitt romney spoke earlier today and where nbc's kristen welker traveling with the president is with us. kristen, i'm reluctant to ask you questions about the president's loins but i guess the truth is that the president's campaign is feeling upbeat about tuesday's election. >> well, if they're using the world loins they must be feeling pretty upbeat. martin, i think this was a campaign trail first. first time we've ever heard that word used. but theoryality is, martin, both of these come pains are trying to convince us that their candidate is going to win on tuesday. what we're doing right now is really trying to look at the numbers. what i can tell you is 27 million people have voted early so far in about 34 states, and right now those who are registered as democrats have an edge over republicans. a lot of these key battleground states, including iowa, florida, north carolina, ohio, republicans have the edge when it comes to colorado. now, democrats say this is a zine that their ground game is working. it's doing exactly what it needs to
well, with that, let's go live to iowa where mitt romney spoke earlier today and where nbc's kristen welker traveling with the president is with us. kristen, i'm reluctant to ask you questions about the president's loins but i guess the truth is that the president's campaign is feeling upbeat about tuesday's election. >> well, if they're using the world loins they must be feeling pretty upbeat. martin, i think this was a campaign trail first. first time we've ever heard that word used....
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nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is joining me from d.c. kristen, good morning. are you hearing anything new on what sparked this resignation? >> well, alex, it was sparked because essentially the fbi was investigating. this is really a stunning news. it comes on the heels of the president's triumphant re-election, of course. cia director david petraeus, restiered four-star general who led combat forces in iraq and afghanistan, was really considered one of the top leaders of his generation. now sources on the hill, and at the white house, say his reputation was just sterling. the family man who is known for putting country first. but that all changed this week when he offered his resignation. in a letter to his cia colleagues he said, quote, after being married for 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. now earlier this year, petraeus was the subject of a biography by west point graduate paula broadwell, a ph.d. student we
nbc white house correspondent kristen welker is joining me from d.c. kristen, good morning. are you hearing anything new on what sparked this resignation? >> well, alex, it was sparked because essentially the fbi was investigating. this is really a stunning news. it comes on the heels of the president's triumphant re-election, of course. cia director david petraeus, restiered four-star general who led combat forces in iraq and afghanistan, was really considered one of the top leaders of...
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kristen welker takes a look. >> reporter: she is an army wife, advocate for military families, and a mom. but now, after 38 years of marriage, holly petraeus is perhaps best known as the woman behind the four-star general at the center of an unfolding scandal. >> i grew up in a military family, one that has a tradition of service going back to the revolutionary war, although i'm not that old. >> reporter: hollister notton was a senior visiting her father who was superintendent at west point when she was coked into a blind date with young cadet david petraeus. >> the best decision i ever made was replying, sure, happy to do it, when asked if i would escort a visiting co-ed to a football game. >> reporter: they married shortly after graduation and during her husband's rapid rise, holly moved more than 20 times in 38 years. >> she's been mrs. dad for the bulk of the past decade while i was deployed. >> reporter: inspired by their own mistakes as a young army couple, she began to counsel soldiers and their wives. >> all you have to do is this. so take the pledge. start saving. >> reporte
kristen welker takes a look. >> reporter: she is an army wife, advocate for military families, and a mom. but now, after 38 years of marriage, holly petraeus is perhaps best known as the woman behind the four-star general at the center of an unfolding scandal. >> i grew up in a military family, one that has a tradition of service going back to the revolutionary war, although i'm not that old. >> reporter: hollister notton was a senior visiting her father who was superintendent...
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kristen welker is not campaigning. but she's making those four stops in four states, she is in mentor, ohio. kristen, good morning to you on this busy day. the president showing the importance of that state by coming back again today? >> oh, absolutely, alex. good morning to you. look, it is no surprise that president obama is kicking off the weekend here in ohio. this is really the cornerstone of his midwest firewall. if mitt romney can't win ohio, it is nearly impossible for him to win the presidency. and right now polls show that president obama is holding onto a modest lead here in the buckeye state. president obama made three stops here on friday. and really what was a campaign all-out blitz, two of those stops, by the way, alex, were in counties that he lost back in 2008. he's hoping to kick off some of those working-class voters. he's doing it by the auto bailout. that is something that is widely popular here that, of course, mitt romney opposed. widely popular because one out of every eight ohioans has a connec
kristen welker is not campaigning. but she's making those four stops in four states, she is in mentor, ohio. kristen, good morning to you on this busy day. the president showing the importance of that state by coming back again today? >> oh, absolutely, alex. good morning to you. look, it is no surprise that president obama is kicking off the weekend here in ohio. this is really the cornerstone of his midwest firewall. if mitt romney can't win ohio, it is nearly impossible for him to win...
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we bring in kristen welker, the white house correspondent, to fill us in. kristen, even though the president has made several long distance calls to the business le leader oefs the weekend, and tim cook of apple being one of them, to bring them up to speed on the fiscal cliff. >> yes, they say that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes, goes, and that is the case in thin stance as he makes that historic trip to southeast asia and you are right, he made calls to the weekend to business leaders including warren buffett, and jamie dimon and the president as apple as well as boeing and costco and really trying to get a number of stakeholders on board to prevent the fiscal cliff. this is something that came up in the overseas trip, and in fact, he was touring a monastery in thailand and he actually asked a monk to pray for him and lawmakers as they hammer out a deal, and he later clarified the comments in a news conference and listen to the comments that the president made. >> we may need a prayer -- >> i always believe in pr
we bring in kristen welker, the white house correspondent, to fill us in. kristen, even though the president has made several long distance calls to the business le leader oefs the weekend, and tim cook of apple being one of them, to bring them up to speed on the fiscal cliff. >> yes, they say that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes, goes, and that is the case in thin stance as he makes that historic trip to southeast asia and you are right, he made...
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kristen, thank you very much. our political director, chief white house correspondent, chuck todd is here with us. across democracy plaza from us. and chuck, you're the keeper of the numbers. you have our last way of polling information before going into this thing. and also what can you discern about the crazy travel schedule of both of these campaigns? >> actually, the schedule told us a lot. i'm going te you, the president went to these three states right here, ohio, wisconsin and iowa. and mitt romney hit these four. one state, of course, overland. let me show you why they chose that path. it's pretty simple. the fastest way to 270 electoral votes for the president, where we have them is ohio. 18. iowa is 6. and wisconsin's 10. gets him there pretty quickly, gets to 277. doesn't need iowa. he could lose that. but that would be the fastest way. two of those three, including iowa and, of course, wisconsin. well, mitt romney, his fastest way to 270 is where he went today. florida's 29, virginia's 13, throw in new
kristen, thank you very much. our political director, chief white house correspondent, chuck todd is here with us. across democracy plaza from us. and chuck, you're the keeper of the numbers. you have our last way of polling information before going into this thing. and also what can you discern about the crazy travel schedule of both of these campaigns? >> actually, the schedule told us a lot. i'm going te you, the president went to these three states right here, ohio, wisconsin and...
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kristen welker is traveling with the president. >> reporter: it's the sprint to the finish. by tuesday both candidates will crisscross all the major swing states and travel a combined 8,000 miles seeking out the few remaining undecided voters in this race that remains deadlocked. >> after four years as president, you know me. >> it is time to lead america to a better place. ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: from katy perry in wisconsin -- ♪ >> reporter: to dave matthews in have virginia, the stars turned out for the president saturday. while nascar legend richard petty revved things up in iowa for mitt romney. ♪ kid rock opening romney's biggest rally in ohio on friday. but this weekend is all about closing arguments. on saturday the president made his case in ohio, wisconsin, iowa, and virginia, where he enlisted former president bill clinton to help had him close the gap with white working class voters, and to remind them about recent boone times under a democratic president. >> barack obama is a proven cooperator. >> everybody is doing their fair share, and everybody
kristen welker is traveling with the president. >> reporter: it's the sprint to the finish. by tuesday both candidates will crisscross all the major swing states and travel a combined 8,000 miles seeking out the few remaining undecided voters in this race that remains deadlocked. >> after four years as president, you know me. >> it is time to lead america to a better place. ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: from katy perry in wisconsin -- ♪ >> reporter: to dave...